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First Nations • Rattles, Feathers & Spoons
Salmon Rattle
Artist: Cecil Dawson
Available: Ucluelet
Hand carved and painted from western red cedar by First Nation artist Cecil Dawson, this salmon rattle would be used in chants and dances to evoke the spirit of salmon, a very important food source to coastal first peoples.
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Mussel With Wolf Rattle
Artist: Cecil Dawson
Available: Ucluelet
First Nation artist Cecil Dawson hand carved this ceremonial rattle from yellow cedar before painting his family crest figure of wolf on mussel shell to represent a story of human creation.
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Bear Rattle
Artist: Cecil Dawson
Available: Ucluelet
Hand carved in western red cedar by Kwakuitl First Nation artist Cecil Dawson, this lovely bear rattle represents traditional native artistic design and colour use on a ceremonial rattle.
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Baby Sea Eagle Rattle
Artist: Cecil Dawson
Available: Ucluelet
Unconventionally painted in soft blue and black, this lovely hand carved red cedar rattle by First Nation carver Cecil Dawson is a very traditional design on a sacred ritual object. Characteristic of the artist's traditional values and modern training.
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Sea Serpent Rattle
Artist: Cecil Dawson
Available: Ucluelet
Design elements of the serpent are explored in a spiral pattern encircling the hand-carved and painted yellow cedar rattle.
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Thunderbird Rattle
Artist: Cecil Dawson
Available: Ucluelet
Thunderbird is a mystical being. This ceremonial rattle is hand carved and painted yellow cedar by First Nations master carver Cecil Dawson, of Port Alberni, BC. This style of rattle would be used in Potlatches during the cedar bark part of dances.
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